Bion-M No. The satellite of 2 was released from Baikonur Cosmodrome at the Soyuz-2.1b missile on August 20th. Initially, it was planned to be taken to orbit 800 km high, but instead, it was sent to high-winged orbit at a height of 370-380 km to examine the effects of increasing radiation and difficult conditions on living organisms. Within the framework of the task, experiments were performed with mice, fruit flies, stem cells, plants, microorganisms, as well as meteorite imitation.
During the experiment, three mice were in 25 compartments with various feeding systems, and the biological problem institute experts recorded their comfortable conditions. An experiment on fruit flies aims to evaluate biological risks associated with new orbit.
Roscosmos General Manager Dmitry Ministerov said the results of the task will help to increase the safety of polar orbit for future manned flights. Previous experiments, including dogs, monkeys and other organisms, played an important role in the development of the field.
Bion-M No. 2 “The flight was the first automatic flying with the participation of 30 days of living organisms.
Source: Ferra
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